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Gothic FictionHorrorCircus & Carnival

Selected Tales

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  • 1956 first published
  • 405 pages
  • 4 editions
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Published in 1956, Selected Tales is a gothic fiction and horror story collection by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is set in Paris and Lofoten, in Carnival. It features William Wilson, Von Kempelen and Lieutenant Maury. It deals with Aristocracy, crime, first-person narrative and Homicide.

It has been published in 4 editions.

At about 405 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Aristocracy
  • American Horror tales
  • Children's fiction
  • Classic Literature
  • Crime
  • Crime fiction
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • First-person narrative
  • Gothic fiction
  • Homicide
  • Horror
  • Horror fiction
  • Horror stories
  • Horror tales
  • Hyperesthesia
  • Murder

Quick answers

Who wrote Selected Tales?

Selected Tales was written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1956.

What genre is Selected Tales?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction, Horror, Circus & Carnival and Dragon Fiction.

How long is Selected Tales?

The median edition has 405 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

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